Sonographic finding of ventricular asymmetry in neonatal brain.

Erroneous sonographic identification of fetal lateral ventricles: relationship to the echogenic periventricular "blush".

We show, through correlation of fetal, neonatal, and necropsy brain sonography, that the three-parallel-echogenic-line configuration classically thought to represent fetal lateral ventricular margins on high axial images are actually extraventricular, lying within cerebral white matter. Accurate sonographic identification of fetal hydrocephalus is essential for appropriate patient management. B...

Atrial ventricular diverticulum: sonographic diagnosis.

Diverticulum of the lateral ventricle is an uncommon occurrence in patients with hydrocephalus [1-5]. Confusing this entity with similar-appearing abnormalities such as arachnoid cysts , cystic neoplasms, or the trapped fourth ventricle must be avoided to ensure proper mangement [6-8]. Although the pathologic and CT features have been described [1] , the sonographic appearance is not widely kno...

The value of biophysical profile and sonographic cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) in predicting childbirth mode and adverse neonatal outcomes

Sonographic lenticulostriate vasculopathy in infants: some associations and a hypothesis.

PURPOSE To describe the causes of infantile lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) as demonstrated by sonography and propose the pathogenesis of these findings. METHODS Five hundred eighty-six infants were examined via echoencephalography because of seizures, psychomotor retardation, dysmorphism, congenital malformation, microcephaly, macrocephaly, bulging of anterior fontanel, consciousness dis...

Sonographic ventriculography: a new potential use for sonographic contrast agents in neonatal hydrocephalus.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sonographic identification of communicating and noncommunicating forms of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus can be difficult. This study evaluates the feasibility of using sonographic contrast agents to determine ventricular patency in a newborn animal model. METHODS A craniotomy was performed and a catheter was placed under sonographic guidance into the lateral ventricle i...